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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Julie. As I said in the preamble it was always going to be a B&W image, but I have had second thoughts on which one I prefer. |
Oct 20th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Well done Karen. It wasn't until I tried photographing hummingbirds while on a visit to my daughter's home in Pennsylvania that I realised how small and fast these creatures are.
You have done really well in capturing this "tack sharp" image. I suppose I am just naive, but it never occured to me that they rest in trees. All my images were taken around a bird feeder!
Maybe a square crop, with the branch as a diagonal line from the corner? |
Oct 8th |
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| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
I like the extra space you have given this edit. Is it possible to lighten the candlestich holder? It almost gets lost against the dark background and would fill the dark area in the lower right corner and balance the image.
I like the composition. I like how the enamelled jug with the bullrushes joins the top and bottom of the image.
Well done! |
Oct 8th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Jaq, you did well to capture this image as well as you did, considering that your camera was hand held and you were looking straight upwards.
The light coming from the window in the lower left has created a problem. You have chosen to crop the problem area out and the post treatment on the rest of the image has worked a treat.
I went back to your original image. The composition is perfect and I think it warrants another look to repair the lower left corner.
In the window area reduce the "whites" and the "highlights" using Lightroom. Darken and dehaze the lens flare in the lower left corner, then clone out any distractions.
Now you are left with the bright light in the lower right to attract the viewer's attention and then the eye follows the magnificent dark spiral handrail leading up the stairway into the centre of the image.
Please rework your original image. It is a great image and worth the effort. |
Oct 8th |
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| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Karen. It was a fun exercise. |
Oct 6th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Jaq. Creating the "headlight" effect within the blown out flash reflection was done in Photoshop using the Elliptical Marquee tool and creating two circles for the headlights. Then inverse the selection and use the clone tool to paint over the unwanted bright area with darkness leaving the area within the selected circles untouched. That leaves you with two sharp circles of brightness that look like headlights.
To remove unwanted catch lights in eyes in portraits, I usually use a small clone tool set at about 5-10 and clone out any lights using the surrounding eye as the clone source. Do it very gently until you have the effect you want. |
Oct 6th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
This is a great nature photo. Well done Piers. The white feathers are not blown out and the image is "tack sharp." The symmetry of the wings and the reflection really makes this image for me.
I like Shirley's suggestion and your ammended image with more space at the bottom.
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On a side note: Piers, I don't know what has happened to your original image. The template doesn't seem to accept it for some reason, although I have tried to upload it a number of times. The file size of both your images is very small, maybe that has something to do with it.
Martin |
Oct 4th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Forums like this one are interesting in that we don't always know what the author's expectations were when they took the photo. We are given a hint, when we look at the changes made by the author during post production.
This image may have been exactly what Jim was hoping to achieve when he "clicked" the shutter on his camera.
However, Piers and Shirley point out that this is a "busy" image, and I agree. The removal of the light pole is good and helps to reduce the busyness.
In a busy image, I think that the crop tool is your friend! Also the moon moves. So maybe, move it away from the cupola. Give it some space. |
Oct 4th |
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| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
Thanks Shirley. I can happily say that I am my own best model. I never argue with the photographer, I am punctual and I am available when he is. Payment for modelling is a moot point with the photographer! |
Oct 4th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Jim. I had this concept swirling around in my mind for many months before I actually got around to doing it. As for the cigarette smoke ... I will have to photoshop that in sometime, when I learn how to. |
Oct 4th |
| 2 |
Oct 22 |
Reply |
Thanks Piers. I think I was about to get a night time visit from "Bugsy" Malone and his gang. |
Oct 4th |
5 comments - 6 replies for Group 2
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| 40 |
Oct 22 |
Comment |
A great photo Julie! I like your cropping. It leaves just three three birds (a nice odd number for the purists), all of whom are tack sharp and with a catchlight in their eyes. Depth of Field is nice and shallow resulting in an unobtrusive background.
Well done and excellent image. |
Oct 18th |
1 comment - 0 replies for Group 40
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6 comments - 6 replies Total
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